The French galette des rois is a round pasty with a charm hidden inside. It is traditionally eaten in France on Epiphany Day (January 6th) and around that date. The recipe has evolved during the past centuries and many countries now have an “Epiphany Cake”, whether they call it gateau des rois, King’s Cake, roscon de Reyes, Bolo Rei or Tortell.

Here is the story of that cake.

Epiphany Day:

Epiphany Day (revelation, in Greece) is a Christian holiday celebrating the presentation of Infant Jesus to the Three wise men, Jesus’ baptism and the Wedding at Cana. Until the 4th century it also was the day celebrating the Birth of Jesus.

In almost all the Roman Catholic countries, the Nativity celebrations have been moved to December 25th, and are known as Christmas Day, except in Armenia where it has remained on January 6th. In Spain and many Latin American countries, you give presents to the people you love on January 6th, which is very often a holiday. It reminds people of the arrival of the Three wise men in Bethlehem to give presents to the Christ.

Sailing on a swimming-pool, i am not kidding, it is possible. In the town of Algarrobo, Chile, the sea resort San Alfonso del Mar was built with a 7.7 hectare swimming-pool, which is the size of about 6,000 regular swimming-pools!

The huge resort is located in Southwest Chile and is made of several pyramidal buildings set in circular arcs to limit the wind effects, as the Chilean coast is rather cool and windy. The view from the buildings is amazing, as the windows overlook the pool and Pacific Ocean, separated by a spit of sand.

Contrary to what one might think, the resort is not a hotel, the apartments (you can’t rent rooms) are big, modern, and comfy; they can be rented or bought. Nothing annoying exce...

In January, MICEFINDER has chosen to present you the solutions offered by the website myQaa for the organization of meetings, conventions, congress, and exhibitions.

Created in 2010, myQaa is a French startup that aims to maximize the exchanges between the participants of an event. It is a way to make the initial contact and speaking easier, to favor interactions, to manage satisfaction surveys, to survey people with an immediate graphic and animated result, etc.

The conception of that service is very original. Indeed, you can access myQaa online before, during, and after the event form any laptop or Smartphone. The participants connect to the website with a login and password given by the event organizer to access a Platform where they can ask questions and get quick answers, share ideas and opinions...

Why don’t you set up your next event in the Caribbean? You can set any type of event at the Montego Bay Convention Center, whether you are planning a convention, a congress or an exposition. It is located in Jamaica, a few kilometers from Sangster International Airport, and can host up to 4,000 people in its 132,000 sq feet (12,000 sq meters).